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Bangladesh Capital Splits in Two, Confusion Ensues

10/14/2013 6:14PM

Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city of 14 million, is in the process of splitting into two separate governments. Now residents and officials are no longer sure which one is responsible for which services. Video by WSJ's Patrick Barta and Syed Zain Al-Mahmood.

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I ... the Bangladeshi capital of Dakar ... is famous for poverty traffic and other developing world problems ... now residents say matters are getting worse ... thanks in part to a government plan to split the four hundred year old city in to ... government officials say the call was simply getting too big to handle ... dividing the city into two separate government was supposed to make it more manageable ... it ... it ... the ... you can get it ... but since this week began in twenty eleven ... the two new city governments have argued over who should pay for services ... in some cases officials say they struggle to figure out who was in charge of maintaining important roads and ... confusion over the split is particularly evident in softer guns ... a working class neighborhood in southwest kakak ... here many residents say they aren't even sure which half of the city barren ... services continued to deteriorate he said ... or by every summer feels bad roads and wedding ... Norths chief administrator declined to comment ... other government officials said they are doing their best of great service is ... a lot of people are watching to see if the car can get its act together ... investors often cite the city's port conditions of the reason why they don't bring more money into the country ... and after the deadly run-up Plaza garment factory collapsed this year ... presidents as well as investors are eager to see more